Venus Williams of the United States returns the ball to Vera Dushevina of Russia during a women's singles first round match at the 2009 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, capital of China, on Oct. 3, 2009. Williams won 2-0.

Venus Williams advanced into the second round of tennis China Open by defeating Vera Dushevina of Russia in two straight sets 6-2, 7-6(1).

Williams, third seed of the tournament, dominated the first set by winning it 6-2 with ease.

However, the second set was really tough. Dushevina, ranked 47 in the world, found her rhythm gradually while the Amerian made several unforced errors.

Vera Dushevina of Russia returns the ball to Venus Williams of the United States during a women's singles first round match at the 2009 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, capital of China, on Oct. 3, 2009. Dushevina lost the match 0-2.

The Russian broke Williams twice and saved her own to make a 4-0 lead, but Williams did the same thing after that as she made it equal 4-4. The third seed found her form back in the tie-break as she won it 7-1.